Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Yeah a copy of Luigi's would work. Third times the charm!<< Sounds like it's going to be a re-dressed version of Mater's Junkyard Jamboree. Probably a good call >>And from Iger's mouth at that. I'm floored.<< Iger has really been pushing for all the current Star Wars stuff to be his legacy trademark. I'm not surprised he wanted to be the one to announce the theme park version too
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And I understand that delivering a presentation in an arena full of thousands of people isn't really part of the job description, but he really didn't have much stage presence. It didn't help that he didn't actually announce anything new about Shanghai, but wow was he dull...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I'm not surprised he wanted to be the one to announce the theme park version too" I know, and that part isn't surprising. It's that he did it at D23. It's an event that in my mind doesn't have a lot of media focus. I guess it will from now on.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^Yah, I'm also surprised by the location of the announcement, and even how much they announced about other stuff in the P&R presentation. D23 has been trending on Facebook the last couple days, so I guess it's generating the buzz they want it to (several non-Disney nerds are already bugging out about the Star Wars additions), but it definitely caught me off guard
Originally Posted By perlster officially confirmed: Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland (and now about 100% certain at the Innoventions site): "at Disneyland park, Star Wars Launch Bay will share the space with the reimagined Super Hero HQ, featuring opportunities to meet and take photos with Super Heroes like Captain America and Thor, as well as experience the returning Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries. Both experiences will be available for guests later this year."
Originally Posted By perlster LOL at the clown putting up an entire new thread about "Well, I knew something was happening somewhere"
Originally Posted By dagobert This has to be the best D23 Expo ever. So many news about the parks and the movies. I'm really surprised.
Originally Posted By dagobert The only thing I'm a bit disappointed is the lack of DLP news. Mentioning that 2017 marks the resort's 25th anniversary was all we got. They could have at least mentioned ST:II and if we get the TFA additions too. I mean DLP is now a bigger part of TWDC than TDR, SDL or HKDL.
Originally Posted By dagobert I'm also a little bit disappointed that they didn't say anything about the Leslie Iwerks WDI documentary that was announced at the last D23 Expo. Hopefully they didn't cancel it and it is still coming next year.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "So many news about the parks and the movies. I'm really surprised." So am I. I checked out the lineup last week and thought the topics looked dull. Just the fact that Iger made an appearance is surprising to me.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm also surprised by how much has been announced for the parks. It seems like the last couple Expos have led people to lower their expectations, but it seems like they really blew everybody away with all of yesterday's announcements. Even if they weren't exactly secrets before the Expo, it was great to get some official confirmation I'm not surprised that Iger was there; I'm pretty sure he's been at all of the Expos. The various division heads lead their respective presentations, so it only makes sense for the head honcho to show off some too. If nothing else, I think he typically presides over the Legends ceremony in some official manner, but it was interesting that he got more involved with the other presentations too
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 I didn't get to see the announcements for movies, either animated or live-action, because we didn't line up soon enough. We did, however, get to see the special preview of Zootopia. Looks like fun!
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 Oh, and I cosplayed as Goofy, and I got to actually meet and get pictures with Bill Farmer!
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I was at the Expo and got to experience it all. Lots of excitement! And I came to the shocking revelation that I am a pretty weak Disney fan (or there is a specific Disney-induced psychosis that is clearly incurable). Btw, both LP and MA had booths in the exhibit hall. I thought about stopping by but wanted to keep my identity hidden ;-)
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 >>Oh, and I cosplayed as Goofy, and I got to actually meet and get pictures with Bill Farmer!<< In addition, I saw Bill at the Goofy Movie panel, along with Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen, all great voice actors. I will also be seeing Jim at Sac Anime in a few weeks (on Labor Day weekend), along with Rob's old friend, Maurice LaMarche. Rob and Maurice are probably best remembered for the title roles in the cartoon show "Pinky and the Brain". And they can all be found on this documentary on Netflix about voice actors, called "I Know That Voice". I did not see the MiceAge booth, but I did see the LP booth from a distance and I got a calendar and a sweepstakes offer (a trip to Disneyland) from the MousePlanet booth. That didn't happen, though.
